Improvement in rotary sails



J. E. GARCIA. Rotary Sails.

Patented Feb. H, 1873.

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IMPROVEMENT IN. ROTARY SAILS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 135$Qi, dated February 11, 1873.

To all whom it may concern: I 'n such manner that the two sails pertaining Be it known that I, JULIO E. GARCIA, of to each arm 0 will, when the wind strikes the city, county, and State of New York, have them on the inner or hollow side of the V, he invented a new and useful Improvement in spread apart to offer a larger surface to the Rotary Sails, of which the following is a specwind, while, if the wind strikes the opposite ificationz side of said sails, it will cause them to col- Figure 1 is a side view of my improved r0 lapse, as the frameD will fold together. Thus tary sail, and Fig. 2 a top view of the same. it will be found that, from whatever direction Similar letters of reference indicate corr the wind may strike the sails, it will always sponding parts. rotate the shaft B, and, consequently, impart This invention has for its object to suppl power to the screw, so that even when going vessels of all kinds with a species of sails b dead against the wind the opposing influence means of which the power of the wind ma of the same will at least be weakened or rebe transmitted to a propeller, paddle-wheel, or duced to a minimum. screw of suitable kind. The invention con- In the drawing, I have shown but one arm, sists in an improvement in the mode of ap- 0, provided with a set of sails; but it is eviplying sails to vessels, as hereinafter fully dedent from the foregoing that each of the eight, scribed and subsequently pointed out in the more or less, arms that project from the shaft claim. B is to be provided with a pair of frames, D, In the accompanying drawing, the letter and sails E. The outer ends of the two frames A represents a portion of the hull of a vessel. D pertaining to each arm 0 may be connected B is the vertical shaft or mast, secured thereby a triangular sail or not, as may be desired; to in such manner that it can freely revolve which triangular sail, if used, would necessain the hull. From the shaft project above riiy connect with the rings a at the outer ends deck a series of radial horizontal or somewhat of the two sails E, which it joins. The disk inclined arms,GO,equidistantfrom each other, F, when used, will also serve to hold the inand all of substantially the same length. To ner ends of the arms 0, and may be made of each of these radial arms are hinged two metal or of any other suitable material. Each frames, D D, of wire or light metallic strucsail is, as above mentioned, to be connected ture, which can be swung apart or folded towith a string, 01, whereby it can be furled. It gether. E E are pieces of canvas which are is also to be connected with other strings g stretched over the frames D to form V-shaped passing through rings or loops h at the ends sails on each arm 0. The sails are, by means of its frame D, whereby it can be stretched of rings a a, drawn over and held to the end over said frame when required for use. pieces I) b of the frames D, and can be furled Having thus described my invention,I claim against the arms 0, whenever desired, by conas new and desire to secure by Letters Pattracting all the rings a. a of each sail against ent-- l and toward the arm 0 to which it pertains. The frames D D, provided with longitudinal For this purpose of furling, ropes or strings bars 6 e, movable in slots of segments f, as d d connect with the ends of each sail. The and for the purpose described. longitudinal bars 0 e of the frames D play in J ULIO E. GARCIA. grooved slotted segments f that areattachedto the shaft B or to a disk, F, mounted there- Witnesses: on, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In these slot- A. V. BRIESEN, ted guides the frames D are allowed free play '1. B. MosHER. 

